Singapore 2nd Grade Math Worksheet: 1

Whole Numbers Below 1,000

Name:_____________________________ Date:________________

Question 1

Rupert and Ronald aced their Singapore math test so their mother bought
for them a wonderful trampoline yesterday. Ronald jumped 157 times on
the trampoline. Rupert jumped 86 more times than Ronald. How many
times did they jump altogether?

Question 2

I have a special tiger and lion. My tiger lays 125 eggs a day. My lion lays 73 fewer eggs than
my lion every day. How many scrambled eggs can I make every day?

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Question 3

Puss in Boots boiled 264 giants and baked 103 ogres last week.
A. How many more giants than ogres did Puss in Boots kill?
B. How many monsters did brave Puss in Boots kill altogether?

Question 4

Ugly Wilma Witch has altogether 532 strands of hair growing out of her dirty nostrils. Her
left nostril has 407 strands of hair.
A. How many strands of hair does she have in her right nostril?
B. How many more strands of hair does she have in her left nostril than her right nostril?

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Question 5

A horde of centaurs and trolls attacked the small town of Knomville.

Courageous Kelvin Knight was ordered by his king to kill all the
monsters. Kelvin Knight single-handedly slew 639 of the monsters
in battle. If he killed 271 more centaurs than trolls, how many
centaurs did he kill?

Question 6

I make and sell warts to witches and wizards. I made 428 warts yesterday and sold 319 of
them to some witches and the rest to some wizards. How many disgusting warts did I sell to
the eager wizards?

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Question 7

Sneaky Simon stole some cows from poor Farmer Fred. He took the
cows home and made beef pies with 284 of them. He gave away 156
cows to Maggie on her birthday and had 127 cows left. How many
cows did Sneaky Simon steal from Farmer Fred?

Question 8

We had a fantastic party last night. 352 hippos and 124 crocs turned up to have a good time.
A. How many animals had a good time altogether?
B. How many more hippos than crocs were at our party?

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Question 9

I had a nasty shock when I opened my bathroom door last night.

There were altogether 418 lions and lionesses taking a shower.
There were 94 fewer lions than lionesses crammed inside. How
many lionesses were taking a shower?

Question 10

Mary bought some papayas. She gave away 253 of them away to her aunt. Mary also threw
away 126 rotten ones. If she had 168 papayas after that, how many papayas did she buy in the
beginning?

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Question 11

John had a terrible car. It broke down very often. It broke down 215
times in January. It broke down 47 fewer times in February than
January.
A. How many times did the car break down in February?
B. How many times did the car break down altogether in January and
February?

Question 12

John and Jack were delighted when they saw a dead cow in the forest. They immediately
began collecting maggots from the carcass. They loved to make maggot pies. When they had
collected their maggots, John gave Jack 237 maggots so that Jack would have 413 maggots.
A. How many maggots did Jack have before John gave him the maggots?
B. If John had 539 maggots left after giving some to Jack, how many delicious maggots did
John have at first?

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Question 13

Milton Mechanic repaired 153 cars, 67 trucks and 520 buses last week.
How many vehicles did he repair altogether?

Question 14

333 hamsters were dancing on my bed. A hungry cat arrived and gobbled up 153 of the poor
hamsters. When the full cat left, another 68 hamster joined the remaining dancing hamsters
on my bed. How many hamsters were dancing in the end?

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Question 15

Gonzalez, a horse thief, stole 152 horses last year. Sanchez stole 69
more horses than Gonzalez but 36 fewer horses than Gomez. How
many horses did Gomez steal?

Question 16

There were altogether 318 sharks, dolphins and mermaids wrestling in my swimming pool
yesterday. If there were 97 sharks and 68 more dolphins than sharks, how many mermaids
were wrestling?

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Question 17

Angus was punished by his Singapore math teacher for being cheeky. His
teacher spanked him with a wooden spoon 169 times and slapped him 75
fewer times than with the wooden spoon. How many times in total did the
teacher hit naughty Angus?

Question 18

Cannibal Conrad and Cannibal Conway loved to collect shrunken heads and trade them with
their friends. Cannibal Conrad was in tears last night because he had only 53 shrunken heads.
His kind older brother, Cannibal Conway, then gave him 27 shrunken heads of pirates so that
they would have the same number of shrunken heads?
A. How many heads did Cannibal Conrad have after that?
B. How many shrunken heads did they have altogether?

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Question 19

Gwandaland was besieged by 496 mutant rats, cockroaches and wasps.

There were 208 rats eating people alive. There were 82 more
cockroaches than wasps nibbling on people's eyes. Superlady came to
the rescue by squashing all the rats and roaches with her big feet and
catching all the wasps with her long and sticky tongue. Before she killed
them all, how many more rats than wasps were attacking the city?

Question 20

Wally was an evil wizard. He had a laboratory where he turned innocent people into strange
creatures. He turned altogether 529 people into animals last year. He turned the 214 adults
into werewolves. He turned the rest of them, boys and girls, into trolls. There were 9 more
boys than girls. How many fewer girls than adults were there?

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 Answers

Q1 - 400, Q2 - 177, Q3 - 161, 367, Q4 - 125, 282, Q5 - 455

Q6 - 109, Q7 - 567, Q8 - 476, 228, Q9 - 256, Q10 - 547

Q11 - 168, 383, Q12 - 176, 776, Q13 - 740, Q14 - 248, Q15 - 257

Q16 - 56, Q17 - 263, Q18 - 80, 160, Q19 - 105, Q20 - 61

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